| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Hunt |
| Pennant | J 18 |
| Built by | Murdock & Murray (Glasgow, Scotland) : Rowan |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Mar 1918 |
| Launched | 2 Dec 1918 |
| Commissioned | 17 Mar 1919 |
| End service | |
| History | Decommissioned in early 1945 and laid up. |
Commands listed for HMS Selkirk (J 18)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Donald Hugh Murray Leggatt, RN | 15 Jun 1939 | 3 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth, RN | 3 Jun 1940 | 30 Jun 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. William Haldane Twemlow, RNR | 30 Jun 1941 | 20 Jan 1942 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Alwyn William Reginald Adams, RN | 20 Jan 1942 | 25 Jan 1943 |
| 5 | Lt. Eric Wingate Rainey, RN | 25 Jan 1943 | 8 Sep 1943 |
| 6 | T/S.Lt. Roy Cyril Goff, RNR | 8 Sep 1943 | 2 Aug 1944 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Charles Percival Crawford, RNVR | 2 Aug 1944 | early 1945 |
| 8 | Douglas Legh Barratt, RNVR | early 1945 | ear/mid45 |
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Notable events involving Selkirk include:
12 Oct 1939
With her refit completed, HMS H 43 (Lt.Cdr. W.A.K.N. Cavaye, RN), conducted engine trials off Sheerness. She was escorted by HMS Selkirk (Cdr.(Retd.) D.H.M. Leggatt, RN). (1)
30 Sep 1943
HMS Tradewind (Lt.Cdr. S.L.C. Maydon, DSO and Bar, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS Selkirk (T/Lt. R.C. Goff, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/15730
- ADM 173/18248
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.